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Techniques for Exploring Symbiosis-Specific Gene Expression in Cnidarian/Algal Associations

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Symbiotic associations between two or more unrelated organisms encompass a spectrum of lifestyles from mutuahstic to parasitic and from extracellular to intracellular (Smith and Douglas, 1987). These relationships are prevalent in all ecosystems, including those in the ocean. Indeed, the majority of primary and secondary production in both coral reefs and deep-sea hydrothermal vent ecosystems comes from endosymbioses, associations involving a larger host organism that harbors a smaller symbiont(s) within its tissues or cells (Mann, 1982; Childress and Fisher, 1992). Although a great deal is known about many marine endosymbiotic associations at the evolutionary, ecological, morphological and even physiological levels, relatively little is known about them at the cellular, biochemical and molecular levels. The complex signaling and regulation that must occur during the initiation, establishment and maintenance of these endosymbioses remain largely unexplored.

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Weis, V.M., von Kampen, J., Levine, R.P. (1998). Techniques for Exploring Symbiosis-Specific Gene Expression in Cnidarian/Algal Associations. In: Cooksey, K.E. (eds) Molecular Approaches to the Study of the Ocean. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4928-0_23

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